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National Advocacy Providers

Age Concern England

Local Age Concern services include advice, advocacy and information, day centres and lunch clubs, drop-in and leisure activities, home visits. Range of factsheets on issues affecting older people, subjects include money, community care, care homes and housing.
Web: http://www.ageconcern.org.uk
Email: ace@ace.org.uk

Carers UK

Carers look after family, partners or friends in need of help because they are ill, frail or have a disability. The care they provide is unpaid.
Web: http://www.carersuk.org/
Email: info@carersuk.org

Centre for Armenian Information and Advice (CAIA)

Advice & information for the Armenian community, including refugees/asylum seekers. Covers housing, homelessness, benefits, employment, immigration, nationality, training, education. Health advocacy/outreach. Translation service.
Web: http://www.caia.org.uk/
Email: info@caia.org.uk

Disability, Pregnancy and Parenthood International

Disabled Parents Network (DPN) is a national organisation of and for disabled people who are parents or who hope to become parents, and their families, friends and supporters.
Web: http://www.dppi.org.uk
Email: information@disabledparentsnetwork.org.uk

Disabled Parents Network

Web: http://www.disabledparentsnetwork.org.uk/index.htm

EMPOWER - The Limbless Association

Telephone service for people born without upper or lower limbs or who have had amputations. Offers emotional support and advice on a variety of issues including prostheses, aids and adaptations, welfare benefits and holidays. Promotes rehabilitation through a home/hospital visiting service and makes representations to statutory authorities. Publishes a quarterly magazine.
Web: http://www.limbless-association.org/
Email: enquiries@limbless-association.org

Equalities National Council BME Disabled People And Carers

Support disabled people and carers from BME communities.
Web: http://www.encweb.org.uk/
Email: info@encweb.org.uk

Friends of the Elderly

Friends of the Elderly is a charity that supports older people who have a range of practical needs.
Email enquiries@fote.org.uk

Mencap

Mencap is the leading UK charity working with and for people with a learning disability.

Web: http://www.mencap.org.uk/landing.asp?id=6&gclid=COO7ne_2_6YCFQ4f4QodKgLRdw

The Advocacy Alliance

Formerly the Independent Advocacy Campaign, it is a coalition between national charities, and the advocacy and user involvement sectors.
Web: http://www.advocacyalliance.org.uk/
Email aleefoster@nas.org.uk

The National Autistic Society (NAS)

The National Autistic Society (NAS) is the UK's leading charity for people with autistic spectrum disorders and their families.
Web: http://www.nas.org.uk/
Email advocacy@nas.org.uk

Voice UK

National charity supporting people with learning disabilities who have experienced crime or abuse.
Web: http://www.voiceuk.org.uk/
Email: voice@voiceuk.org.uk

Witness

Witness offers information, support and advocacy to victims of physical, sexual, emotional and financial abuse by health and social care professionals.
Web: http://www.popan.org.uk/
Email: info@popan.org.uk